Yusuf Sarı

Yusuf Sarı (born 20 November 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.^[1] Born in France, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Yusuf Sarı

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Martigues, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	İstanbul Başakşehir
Number	26
Youth career
2012–2015	Istres
2015–2017	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Marseille B	31	(5)
2017–2019	Marseille	1	(0)
2018	→ Clermont (loan)	9	(0)
2019–2022	Trabzonspor	55	(5)
2022	Çaykur Rizespor	13	(3)
2022–2025	Adana Demirspor	68	(8)
2025–	İstanbul Başakşehir	17	(4)
International career‡
2018–2019	Turkey U21	8	(0)
2023–	Turkey	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:32, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Marseille

Sarı made his professional debut for Marseille in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Toulouse FC on 24 September 2017.^[2]

He also made two appearances as right-winger domestic cup. One against SAS Epinal and another against Bourg-en-Bresse, where he obtained a penalty kick at the end of the game. The penalty kick was scored by his teammate Clinton N'Jie.

Clermont (loan)

On 29 August 2018, Sarı was loaned to Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot until the end of the season.^[3] But he come back to Marseille in January 2019.^[4]

Trabzonspor

Sarı did not get enough chances at Marseille and decided to move to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. The deal was confirmed on 18 June 2019 where he signed a 3-year contract.^[5]

Adana Demirspor

On 31 May 2022, Adana Demirspor signed Sarı to a three-year contract.^[6]

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 1 January 2025, Sarı signed for İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. to a two-year contract.

International career

Sarı was born in France and is of Turkish descent.^[7] He debuted for the Turkey U21s in a 3–0 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification loss to the Sweden U21s on 23 March 2018.^[8]

Sarı was called up to the senior Turkey national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match and friendly in September 2023.^[9] On 12 September, he made his full international debut in a 4–2 friendly loss to Japan.^[10]

On 18 November, he scored his first goal for Turkey – the winning goal from a penalty kick in a 3–2 friendly win over Germany in Berlin.^[11]

Honours

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Cup (1): 2019–20
• Turkish Super Cup (1): 2020^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille	2017–18	Ligue 1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
Clermont (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	9	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Trabzonspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	14	3	3	0	—		5	0	—		22	3
	2020–21		26	1	1	0	—		—		1	0	28	1
	2021–22		15	1	1	0	—		3	0	—		19	1
	Total		55	5	5	0	—		8	0	1	0	69	5
Çaykur Rizespor	2021–22	Süper Lig	13	3	—		—		—		—		13	3
Adana Demirspor	2022–23	Süper Lig	31	5	2	2	—		—		—		33	7
	2023–24		24	3	0	0	—		6	2	—		30	5
	2024–25		13	0	0	0	—		—		—		13	0
	Total		68	8	2	2	—		6	2	—		76	12
Career total			146	16	10	2	0	0	14	2	1	0	171	20

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2023	4	1
Total		4	1

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarı goal.

List of international goals scored by Yusuf Sarı

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 November 2023	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	3	Germany	3–2	3–2	Friendly